If there’s one thing we’ve learned from shows and movies like Halt and Catch Fire, Silicon Valley and The Social Network, it’s that the inner-workings of tech and game companies make for incredibly compelling viewing. Now, we could have a new TV show to look […]
Day: June 28, 2019
Spotify needs to crack down on labels snatching user data
Spotify seems to have learned little from the Facebook developer platform’s scandals despite getting a huge boost from the social network in its early days. Spotify has been caught allowing record labels to grab tons of unnecessary user data and permissions to even control their […]
Iconic Air France Photo Reveals The Sad Truth About Modern Travel
Chances are you're reading this on a smartphone. If you're at work; fair enough. Same goes for your living room. These aren't 'the problem'. The real … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
House passes bill to protect election systems, but Senate passage is unlikely
The SAFE Act is the most recent attempt by Congress to respond to Russia’s hacking of US election systems outlined in the Mueller report. If passed, the bill would mandate the use of paper ballots and require all voting machines be made in the US. […]
Steven Levy on Jony Ive’s Design Legacy
“I want to buy from somebody who’s fanatic, not indifferent. You know they’re going to put that amount of care into the details.” It’s always been about the details with Jony Ive, who as of today is no longer the resident god of design at […]
Tasse, Salvini: «Dal 2020 soglia tasse a 20% secco»
«È nostro dovere abbassare le tasse a tanti, a partire dalle famiglie con figli. Già da quest'anno pagano meno i piccoli imprenditori e gli artigiani. by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Russia’s largest search engine hacked by Western intelligence agencies
The search engine Yandex, often referred to as Russia’s Google, was the target of a cyberattack that occurred late last year which was orchestrated by hackers working for Western intelligence agencies. The hackers deployed a rare type of malware, called Reign, in an attempt to […]
Picture of the day for June 28, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 28, 2019: Roof of a heritage barn built in circa 1920. Main beams including the ladders are hand hewn. The barn is part of Ruckle Heritage Farm at Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada, the oldest working farm in […]
DoorDash double downs on controversial pay model
There’s seemingly no end in sight for DoorDash’s compensation model where it subsidizes driver wages with customer tips. The mildly bright side, however, is that DoorDash is now providing more transparency after each completed delivery, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu wrote in a blog post today. […]
Picture of the day for June 28, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 28, 2019: Roof of a heritage barn built in circa 1920. Main beams including the ladders are hand hewn. The barn is part of Ruckle Heritage Farm at Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada, the oldest working farm in […]
